Jon Abernathy

As 2024 rolls into 2025, it’s a good time for a bit of retrospective on the year, to look back on the state of the local beer scene and the

Terranaut Beer, Bend’s newest brewery, debuted this summer, soft launching with a handful of beers at local establishments while putting the finishing touches on a taproom that officially opened at

Oktoberfest, the world’s largest Volksfest (or beer and folk festival), takes place annually in Munich, Germany, from mid- to late-September through the first Sunday in October. The festival originated in

It’s that time of year again in the beer world — hop harvest season! Hops are the flowers of the hop plant Humulus lupulus, used in brewing for bittering beer

The last few weeks of summer call for light, easy-drinking brews that are refreshing warm weather thirst quenchers. There are a number of beer styles that fit the bill, but

The awards ceremony for the Northwest Cider Cup competition took place in Portland Thursday, June 20. I was invited to attend the event to report on it and the results,

Every other week, beer columnist Jon Abernathy selects his favorite beers. His current fab five is as follows:

Worthy Brewing Company recently revamped its draft system, expanding the number of taps in its main bar from 12 to 24, and released several new beers to fill them. Among

Van Henion Brewing Co. recently released a brand-new beer that is the result of a collaboration with hop supplier Hollingbery and Son Hops and grower Virgil Gamache Farms, both from

Bend author and photographer Jon Abernathy knows his beer. Every other week for The Bulletin, Abernathy, the voice of sudsy authority behind thebrewsite.com, selects his top choices for beers that

Immersion Brewing Co. released two specialty barrel-aged beers this month, both imperial-strength blended stouts aged in bourbon barrels. Since it’s the tail end of Stout Month, I couldn’t resist the

Did you know that February is Stout Month? It may only be an informal designation, but for many years, Astoria’s Fort George Brewery and others have celebrated this darkest of

It will be at 1124 NW Newport Ave., in the building that was formerly home to Devore's Good Food Store.

Crux Fermentation Project recently released the latest beer in its Coolship Experiment series, in which the brewery partnered with Rogue Creamery of Southern Oregon to produce a lambic-style ale inspired

October is a great time for seasonal beer styles, from fresh hop harvest ales to Oktoberfest lagers and, because it’s spooky season, pumpkin beers. Beers brewed with pumpkin are among

Of the five Bend breweries that opened in 2013, only three are still around: Worthy Brewing Co., Bridge 99 Brewery and Oblivion Brewing Co. Oblivion may be the least well

Several weeks ago, Newport Avenue Market held its Canapalooza event, in what the company called its “carnival of craft beer,” featuring sales on beer and cider, breweries pouring samples, food,

For the past number of years, Deschutes Brewery has partnered with Bendistillery’s Crater Lake Spirits to release Black Butte Whiskey, a spirited take on the brewery’s iconic Black Butte Porter.

Rounding out the holiday season with the final days of Twelvetide (otherwise known as the Twelve Days of Christmas, which last from Dec. 25 through Jan. 5), there always seem

Nearly all beer recipes start with four ingredients: malt, hops, water and yeast. From that base, there is a wide range of possibilities when considering adjuncts such as sugars that